Life of Fred Language Arts
The other day when David and I were in Mardel Christian & Education bookstore looking for math books for Charlie. I didn’t think about getting a Language Arts book. When I was looking for math books I saw one for Language Arts. The new book is also from Life of Fred, Language Arts book since I have used the math books, I wanted to check out the Language Arts book.
Life of Fred is a fictional narrative that introduces students to essential concepts in a fun and easy way. Kids love reading the Fred books. The Language Arts Series covers concepts of spelling, grammar, punctuation and more.
This series is best suited for middle school and high school students. The books can be re-read once every year to ensure total comprehension of all the concepts covered. Lessons include the seven parts of speech, punctuation, spelling, similes, silent letters, and so much more.
Why these books WORK:
- Language Arts concepts weaved throughout a fictional narrative about Fred, the 5-year-old math prodigy. The books read like storybooks but have meaningful lessons embedded within the stories.
- Every chapter is a daily lesson that only takes about 20 to 30 minutes to read and complete.
- At the end of every chapter, there is an opportunity for students to practice the concepts covered during Fred’s adventure.
- The Life of Fred Language Arts Series includes four titles: Australia, Begin Teaching, Classes, and Dreams.
- Here are a few examples of the concepts covered in each book.
In Life of Fred: Australia, students will learn
-The difference between a hemistich and heteronym
-What these abbreviations mean: p.s. ps ps. And Ps.
-How to experience two summers and no winters each year
In Life of Fred: Begin Teaching, students will learn
-The uses of 12 tenses in English
-The 16 ways to make plurals
-Why “since” is a dangerous word
In Life of Fred: Classes, students will learn
-The six rules for hyphenating compound adjectives
-How the three moods in English used
-The four uses of italics
In Life of Fred: Dreams, students will learn
-The three uses of a dash
-How to pronounce “viz.”
-The difference between metaphor and metonymy
I have a question for you have you used any of the Life of Fred books? If so which ones? What did you think of the Life of Fred books? If you haven’t used them would you like to check them out and if so why?
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
